1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)
1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 2,074,600
2000: 3,567,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 161,700; 7.8%
2000: 437,593; 12.3%
1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:
Bahaís: [1970] 700; 0.0%
________ [2000] 5,482; 0.2%
Buddhists: [1970] 200,000; 9.6%
__________ [2000] 515,894; 14.5%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 1,125,000; 54.2%
_________________ [2000] 1,521,289; 42.7%
Hindus: [1970] 120,000; 5.8%
_______ [2000] 180,836; 5.1%
Jews: [1970] 400; 0.0%
_____ [2000] 678; 0.0%
Muslims: [1970] 373,000; 18.0%
________ [2000] 655,231; 18.4%
New-Religionists: [1970] 10,000; 0.5%
____________________ [2000] 62,783; 1.8%
Sikhs: [1970] 20,000; 1.0%
_______ [2000] 15,650; 0.4%
Other Religionists: [1970] 200; 0.0%
__________________ [2000] 1,062;
0.0%
Atheists: [1970] 2,000; 0.1%
___________[2000] 4,525; 0.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 62,000; 3.0%
_________________[2000] 163,965; 4.6%
1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:
Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 19,081; 0.9%
___________________________ [2000] 34,657; 1.0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 142,619; 6.9%
__________________________ [2000] 402,936; 11.3%
Anglicans: [1970] 10,000; 0.5%
_____________ [2000] 34,000; 1.0%
Orthodox: [1970] 202; 0.0%
____________ [2000] 1,400; 0.0%
Protestants: [1970] 35,467; 1.7%
______________ [2000] 126,536; 3.6%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 80,000; 3.9%
______________________ [2000] 143,000; 4.0%
Independents: [1970] 16,300; 0.8%
_________________ [2000] 94,000; 2.6%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 650; 0.0%
_________________________ [2000] 4,000; 0.1%
TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 30,000; 1.5%
________________ [2000] 118,000; 3.3%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 10,000; 0.5%
__________________________________ [2000] 146,000; 4.1%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 100,000; 4.8%
____________________________________ [2000] 292,499; 8.2%
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS
Han Chinese (Min Nan): 17.8%
Malay: 12.6%
Peranakan: 11.5%
Han Chinese (Teochew): 9.6%
Han Chinese (Cantonese): 8.5%